To most looking in| Rebecca Bunch has a great life: a high powered job as an attorney in a prestigious New York law firm| great future prospects in her chosen
profession| looks| brains| and money. But she has always suffered from anxiety and depression| for which she is on a plethora of pills. Those maladies are largely
from being pushed by her overbearing Jewish mother| which also led to Rebecca's father abandoning the family when she was young. When on the streets of New York
Rebecca runs into Josh Chan| her boyfriend from summer camp ten years ago when they were sixteen| she remembers back to that time as the happiest time in her life|
happiness which eludes her. When Josh mentions that he is imminently moving back to his hometown of West Covina| California| Rebecca decides to pursue happiness in
moving to West Covina herself| telling people it's because she got a fabulous job there| where in reality it's to rekindle a relationship with Josh| which she
believes is what will make ...